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Issue Details

Issue #22
Published May-June 1946
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 76
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Charles Paris
Reprinted in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 (2004); in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2009)

12 page Superman story "The Siege of Aurora Roost!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; John "The Duke" Borealis; Charlie Chinook (butler to Borealis); Wolf (villain); Rawhide (villain)
Synopsis Superman and Lois discover the true reason why The Duke is giving away solid gold to other prospectors as a grubstake, but must stop the Wolf and his thugs from spoiling the Duke's efforts.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz ? [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Pencils Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inks Stan Kaye [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Notes Credits by Bob Hughes (November, 2004).
Reprinted in Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2009)

10 page Green Arrow story "The Impossible Target"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson ?
Pencils Maurice del Burgo
Inks Maurice del Burgo
Notes Writer identification by Bob Hughes (November, 2004).

8 page Zatara story "Double Magic"

Characters Zatara
Genre occult
Pencils William F. White (signed)
Inks William F. White (signed)

12 page The Boy Commandos story "Boy Commandos - 5,000,000 B.C."

Characters Boy Commandos [Brooklyn (aka Dan Turpin); Alfie Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Captain Rip Carter
Genre war; adventure
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Steve Brodie
Notes Curt Swan verified art credits to Craig Delich.

4 page Super Sleuth McFooey story

Characters Super Sleuth McFooey
Genre humor; detective
Script Jack Farr
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr
Letters Jack Farr
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-1-27.

8 page Johnny Everyman story "The American Dream"

Characters Johnny Everyman
Genre adventure
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils John Daly
Inks John Daly

12 page Batman and Robin story "A Tree Grows in Gotham City!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Francis van Orsdell; Jenkins; Doomsday (a dog); Dr. Martin (villain, introduction); Nails Finney (villain, introduction)
Synopsis To Francis von Orsdell, the trees on his property are just like friends: he talks with them and they talk to him. But one of those trees holds a great object of value unknown to the owner.
Genre Superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz ?
Pencils Winslow Mortimer [as Bob Kane] (signed as Winslow and also Mortimer)
Inks Winslow Mortimer [as Bob Kane] (signed as Winslow and also Mortimer)
Notes Writer identification by Bob Hughes (November, 2004). Mortimer signed his first name on Page 8, panel 6, on the bar and grill sign, then signed his last name on an awning in panel 1 on page 9.
Reprinted in Batman: The World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 (2004)